The Waterloo Region Drug Action Team is hosting a free community forum on Saturday to discuss the province's decision to close 10 consumption and treatment services sites across the province by March 31, 2025.
WRDAT delegated to regional council this week to urge the region to make an emergency appeal to preserve the Kitchener CTS.
Earlier this week the province voted to bypass the typical legislative route by eliminating presentation of evidence and careful consideration of Bill 223 via legislative committee.
The bill could pass as soon as Monday despite warnings that serious harms, including deaths, will occur once CTS sites are eliminated.
WRDAT says they have seen no visible support for defunding the CTS.
The community forum on CTS will take place Nov. 30 between 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Social Work, 120 Duke St. W., Kitchener
The event will include emergency overdose training between 11:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
For more information, visit www.drugactionteam.ca.
